Quantitative trait loci for low aflatoxin production in two related maize populations

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Paul, C ^a   Naidoo, G ^a,b   Forbes, A ^a,c   Mikkilineni, V ^a,d   White, D ^a   Rocheford, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Delaware ^*  (United States)

^d University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Molecular markers; QTLs; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; DISEASE CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LIVER CANCER;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AFLATOXINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ILLINOIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038592310     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1241-0     Document Type: Article

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